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Show UTAH MAN SPEAKS WELL OF HUERTA. Americans are coming out of Mexico Mexi-co in large numbers, fearing a clash In which the United States will un deriake to drivo Huerta from power Some of the refugees are strong sup porters of Huerta Their statement must be well weighed before being accepted. For instance, J. A. Cunningham Cun-ningham of Salt Lake, who is a heavy investor in Mexico, has faith in Hu erta and is one of his supporters Mr Cunningham has such a high opinion r1 the President that he says Huert i did not murder Madero. but that Ma dero was Bhot while a rescue was be ing attempted by his friends and while he was endeavoring to escape from the automobile which was carrying car-rying him to prison. That, certainly, j is a child-like belief in th old scouu drel ho is now acting the part of a despot The official account of the assassination has been proved to be a tissue of lien Nnne but the tniR. ed frh-nda of Huerta could have kno-n that Madero was to be moved from the pnlace the night he was murdered; mur-dered; furthermore, there as no battle bat-tle in the street as might have been expected had Madero's friends attempted at-tempted a rescue. No one suffered injury or death other than Madoro and hifi vice president At about the same timo President Madero's brother, who was imprisoned wltrt him. was put to death Within the past two months Senator Dominguez. who criticised criti-cised Huerta. was assassinated There have been a score or more terrible crimes traced to Huerta, and yet mon like Cunningham seek to give Huerta h eroorl n.'irnf The motive Is plain. These wealthy mino owners are making statements for the purpoBo of having them communicated com-municated tc Huerta so that, If thai monster finally succeeds in weather Ing the storm that now beats about his head and becomes another Diaz, with authority supreme, they can further fur-ther court his good will and thereby win personal favor and advantage We cannot understand how any , man born under the Stars and Stripes with the love of fair play Instilled in him fronv Infancy, ran Ignore his con science to the extent of attempting to Justify the outrages of Huerta and that assassin'B followers. |